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Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice, CJUS = 0420
4100. Offender Behavior. 3 hours. Course examines the variables that correlate with or lead to criminal behavior, such as the family, schools, personality, economic forces, and cultural values. It uses psycho-social explanations to illuminate the factors that cause crime and criminality and suggests solutions.
4220. Criminal Law. 3 hours. Course examines general and statutory bases and theories of criminal law and jurisprudence. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060, 3200 and 3470, or equivalents.
4510. Internship in Criminal Justice. 1-6 hours. Each student is placed as a participant and observer in a criminal justice agency for a minimum of 120 hours to provide an opportunity to apply academic training to practical situations. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060 or equivalent and 12 additional hours of CJUS courses and consent of the director of the criminal justice program. May be repeated once, provided that a substantially different educational experience results.
4800. Studies in Criminal Justice. 1-3 hours each. Individual investigation of selected issues regarding criminal justice. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060 or equivalent and 12 additional hours of CJUS courses and consent of the director of the criminal justice program. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.
4820. Theoretical Criminology. 3 hours. This course provides an overview of the major criminological perspectives, and examination of the social, political and intellectual milieu within which each developed. The course focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of criminological thought. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060 or equivalent.
4830. Topics in Criminal Justice. 3 hours. Undergraduate seminar devoted to an investigation, analysis and discussion of significant problems in contemporary criminal justice. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060 or equivalent and 6 additional hours of CJUS courses.
4840. Law and Social Problems. 3 hours. This course examines the role of law in attempts to address and solve social problems. Prerequisite(s): CJUS 3060 and 3200 or equivalents. (Same as SOWK 4840.)
5020. Criminal Organization and Behavior. 3 hours. This course examines the relationship of various personality and social factors to criminality. Specific types of crime, such as violence and white collar offenses, are analyzed and the group contexts in which crime occurs are explored from multiple perspectives. Special attention is given to predatory street criminals, gangs, organized crime syndicates and white collar offenders.
5150. Criminal Justice Process and Procedure. 3 hours. Focus is upon principles of criminal justice process and procedure; examines sentencing, correctional alternatives and related issues from standpoint of agency practitioners and researchers.
5260. Criminals and Substance Abuse. 3 hours. Graduate course devoted to an investigation, analysis and discussion of the relationships between substance abuse and criminal and juvenile offenders.
5300. Offender Rehabilitation Systems. 3 hours. Study of the major correctional systems and practices in criminal justice with focus on principles and background of American corrections. Course examines rehabilitation methods and theories in historical and systemic context.
5470. Seminar on Juvenile Delinquency. 3 hours. Problems of definition and measurement, etiological theories, processing of delinquents, and treatment and prevention. (Same as SOCI 5470.)
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